Media for the Mix Age—Describing their genre as “neo-vaudeville,” the performers of Immortelle will be at the Guild Cinema (3405 Central NE) this Friday night mixing up the worlds of film projection, theater and live music. Inspired by the classics of “original sinema” the performance promises to take the audience to “a place reminiscent of the silent film era.” Doors open at 10 p.m. for this intriguing after-hours mash-up. The evening starts with 15 minutes of local short films, followed by the interactive Immortelle performance and then closing out with a live local band. Tickets are $7 in advance or $8 at the door.

An interview with comedian-turned-director Paul Provenza

By Devin D. O'Leary

Stand-up comedian Paul Provenza and his pal, magician Penn Jillette, didn't set out to make the filthiest film ever shot. They simply wanted to gather up a bunch of their show biz friends and document them performing their own twisted take on an infamous, antiquated insider joke, the punch line of which is simply, “The Aristocrats.”

Far-out fantasy isn't Gilliam's finest

By Devin D. O'Leary

Since shedding his skin as a member of Monty Python's Flying Circus and trading it in for a director's chair, filmmaker Terry Gilliam has set himself up as the David in Hollywood's frequent David and Goliath situation. Whether battling a megalithic corporation for control of his ahead-of-its-time artistic vision (Brazil), turning Hollywood hunks into bug-eyed madmen (12 Monkeys) or struggling to shore up a crumbling dream project (check out Lost in La Mancha), Gilliam has been a brilliantly subversive visionary. Even in their most compromised state (The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, perhaps), Gilliam's films have been engagingly unique. Odd then, that his latest project should feel so unmistakably Gilliam and—at the same time—so resolutely pedestrian.

“Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations” on Travel Channel

By Devin D. O'Leary

You could describe Anthony Bourdain as one of those celebrity chefs--except, of course, that he isn't really famous for his cooking. He's famous, mostly, for penning the tell-all, behind-the-scenes exposé Kitchen Confidential, in which the New Jersey-born chef recounts all his smoking, drinking, womanizing--and occasionally cooking--exploits.

The Week in Sloth

Thursday 25

“Super Troopers: Thirty Years of ABBA” (KNME-5 7 p.m.) This new special traces the creation and evolution of Sweden's most metallic-and-Spandex-clad musical quartet. I defy you to get even one of this show's tunes out of your head for the next three days.

“Being Bobby Brown” (Bravo 8 p.m.) With the first season of Bravo's car-wreck-compelling reality series going off the air tonight, I predict a mere four- to six-month delay before the network rushes “Being Courtney Love” onto the air. ... Mark my words.